The foliage season is coming

From the end of October to the beginning of November,

the leaves start to change colors all over in Japan.
Some of the places in Japan has already started.

One of my favorite leaves are the maple leaves.



To see the beautiful colored leaves in Hiroshima,
I'd like to reccomend
Miyajima, Shukkeien garden, and Sandan-kyo
(the place I've recommended in my last blog).

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Saijyo Sake Festival !!

The Sake Festival will be held in Saijo town this weekend, 10th and 11th of October.

In Saijo there are many sake breweries, one of the towns in Japan famous for the production of sake. You can go around the breweries and enjoy sake tasting.

In the Sake Hiroba, you can get your own little cup with 1300yen (1600yen on the day), and participants can taste about 900 different samples of sake from all over Japan.

(There is no re-admission to the Sake Hiroba, so if you want to do tour the breweries and go around the back streets, you should probably do that first.)

Each sake brewery also hosts various elaborate events, such as concerts at the brewery, and more than 200,000 tourists take part in the festivities.

[Dates/Times]

The main site of the festival
10th of October (Sat.) 10:45-21:00
11th of October (Sun.) 9:50-17:00

The Sake Hiroba
10th of October (Sat.) 11:00-20:00
11th of October (Sun.) 10:00-17:00

[Access]

by JR train
From Hiroshima station, take the JR Sanyo Line and get off at Saijo station, it'll take about 30min, and the fare is 570yen.



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[Contact]

E-mail： sakematsur★hh-kanko.ne.jp (★ as @)
TEL：082-420-0330
FAX：082-420-0329
(9:00-17:00)

[Web-site]

The official web site doesn't have English web page yet, so please check the translated web site as follow:

Saijo Sake Festival (translated by Excite Japan)




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Oct 5 MIYOSHI'S UNKAI (sea cloud)

Hi there!!
October has come ,and the weather has suddenly become cooler,looking more like Autumn.

I recommend a beautiful place in the Autumn season in Hiroshima.

it is MIYOSHI'S UNKAI(sea cloud).
In MIYOSHI,we can sometimes see the sea cloud from Autumn to Spring.
it has been said that it is due to a difference of temperature between day and night.

You can see Miyoshi town under the sea cloud.

The sun is coming up brightly.

The sun is appearing.

The town covered with see cloud.
It is sooo mystic! great view ,isn't it?

It takes about 1 hour by car from Hiroshima to Miyoshi.
And also you can go there by JR train.
It takes about 1 hour 30 min (1280 yen one way).

Temperatures and the amount of clouds vary from day to day.
so you will never see the same one.

Visit to Hiroshima and enjoy the coming Autumn!


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